Thanks, she may pop in on the list. -----Original Message----- From: Cynthia Dean Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 4:26 PM To: fl-wfgs@rootsweb.com Subject: [FL-WFGS] Olive The Heritage of Escambia Co. FL Vol. II, page 20. *Olive* According to Webb's Historical, Industrial, and Biographical Florida, compiled in 1885 by Wanton S. Webb, Olive was settled by Abraham Cavenaugh in 1877. The community was located 6 miles north of Pensacola and was a "terpentine station" on the L & N Railroad. Fare from Live to Mobile was $3.25 and to Montgomery was $4.70. Per Elliott's Florida Encyclopedia of 1889, the community of Olive was "located on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 8 miles north of Pensacola." The land was described as clay and sold at $5 to $10 per acre. Lumber was the main shipment, and the population was 100. Postmaster was Lewis Boley. The Olive community was adjacent to and somewhat overlapped into the larger Ferry Pass community. Today's busy North Davis Highway, once called "the Olive-Ferry Pass Road," goes through the old Olive community. the northwest corner of the intersection of North Davis Highway and Olive Road features Olive Baptist Church, organized in 1897, one of the most prominent landmarks. Submitted by Judith R. Jolly, Heritage Book Committee. --------------- I would contact Judy Jolly. She keeps files on all her stories and may have more to share. Cynthia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FL-WFGS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message